Aside from seasonal shifts of the ITCZ, what is also thought to contribute to monsoons in southeastern Eurasia?

A. location of subtropical high
B. Himalayan Mountains
C. Indian Ocean surface temperature
D. polar jet streams
E. lack of land cover


B

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The force with which you press downward on a heavy coiled spring

A. can be greater than the force pressing back on you. B. partially equals the force pressing back on you. C. is equal to the force pressing back on you. D. none of the above

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Flying squirrels competing with each other for truffles is an example of ________

A) exploitation competition B) interspecific competition C) habitat competition D) interference competition E) intraspecific competition

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The gold deposits discovered at Sutters Creek that instigated the California Gold Rush of 1848 were in the form of placer deposits

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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